Anybody paying attention to this?


SportsNation nominations determined the four sports icons on the Mt. Rushmores of Sports for the 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Rick Reilly will reveal the five best mountains, which your voting helped determine, Feb. 16-20 on SportsCenter.

BTW, Michigan's "Mt. Rushmore" is Yzerman, Barry, Howe, and Joe Louis.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sportscenter/news/story?id=3879785

Why didn't Glenn think of doing that?

Montana
Brent Musberger Evel Knievel Phil Jackson Dave McNally

Not bad, Montana.

Cali's got a pretty good one.


California
Tiger Woods John Wooden Magic Johnson Jackie Robinson

I understand no Lions, but no Tigers, no Pistons?

I like Gordie and Joe Louis, but can't round out the 4 yet.

More re: Meeechigan.


ESPN reviewed the submissions and discussions on your state/region's conversation page. The four figures on Michigan's Sports Rushmore are below:

Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) - The 23-time All-Star won four Stanley Cups and scored 801 career goals.

Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) - In 22 years with Detroit, Yzerman won three Stanley Cups and is ranked in the Top 10 in goals, assists, and points all-time.

Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) - Sanders made the Pro Bowl each of his 10 seasons with the Lions and is third all-time in rushing yards. He's also the first player have 1,000 Rush yds in his first 10 seasons.

Joe Louis (Detroit) - Louis held the heavyweight title 11 years and defended his title 25 times before finishing his career with a record of 68-3 with 54 knockouts.

Other standouts (even more nominees in conversation)
Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) - .367 career BA; 2nd all-time in hits and runs scored

Joe Dumars (Detroit Pistons) - 6-time all-star, won 2 titles as player with DET, NBA title and 7 straight 50-win seasons as GM

Kirk Gibson (Pontiac, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Tigers) - All-American WR at MSU, .333 BA & 2 HR in Tigers '84 World Series win

Hank Greenberg (Detroit Tigers) - Led AL in HR and RBI 4 times, won 2 World Series with Tigers, member Baseball HOF

Ernie Harwell (Detroit Tigers) - "Voice of Tigers Baseball," was first active broadcaster voted into the Baseball HOF

Tom Izzo (Iron Mountain, Northern Michigan Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans) - Won 2000 National Championship, 4 straight Big Ten Titles, 4 Final Four appearances in 7-year span

Magic Johnson (Lansing, Michigan State Spartans) - 5-time NBA Champion, NCAA champion, Olympic gold medalist, 3-time MVP

Al Kaline (Detroit Tigers) - Won WS in 1968, 10 Gold Gloves, DET all-time leader in HR, member of Baseball HOF

Bobby Layne (Detroit Lions) - Between 1950 and 1958, led Lions to 3 NFL Titles and was voted All-Pro twice

Terry Sawchuk (Detroit Red Wings) - 14 years with Red Wings, won Vezina Trophy 4 times, 11-time all-star, 103 career shutouts are most all-time

Bo Schembechler (Michigan Wolverines) - Most wins in MICH school history, 13 Big Ten titles, 10 Rose Bowl berths

Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons) - 1982 Rookie of the Year, 12-time all-star, leader of Pistons team that won back-to-back NBA Titles in 1989-90

Charles Woodson (Michigan Wolverines) - Only defensive player to win Heisman, won '97 national title, 5-time Pro-Bowler

lol Izzo

I understand no Lions, but no Tigers, no Pistons?

I like Gordie and Joe Louis, but can't round out the 4 yet.

Dinnit Barry play for the Lions?

I would replace Yzerman with Zeke. Zeke was more valuable to his teams.

Cobb is in the center of the discussion for greatest baseball player ever. He would be my 1st pick.

Dinnit Barry play for the Lions?

LOL...sig worthy?

Why didn't Glenn think of doing that?

Why you bastard...

Illinois won fyi.

Jordan, Payton, Banks and Ditka.

That is hard to beat.

I thought California was slightly better.... Tiger, Wooden, Magic, and Jackie Robinson.